Nakshatra Tara Chakra

Tara Chakra in Astrology is used to identify which nakshatras are favorable
for a person and which are not. In Tara
Chakra system, 27 nakshatras are divided into 9 categories: Janma, Sampat,
Vipat, Khesma, Pratyeri, Saadhak, Vadha, Maitree, Aadhi-Maitree.

Vipat, Pratyeri and Vadha nakshatra create difficulties in life. So, the planets that are in the vipat,
pratyeri and vadha are not auspicious.

Janma Nakshatra is the nakshatra of the moon at the time of birth.

The nakshatra after the janma nakshatra is sampat nakshatra.

The nakshatra after sampat is vipat
and so on.

The 9th nakshatra is Aadhi-maitree.

After that is again janma. And
the cycle contunes till 27 nakshatras.

For example, if a person is born on Ashwini nakshatra, the janma
nakshatra is Ashwini. The nakshatra after that, bharni, is sampat. The
nakshatra after that, kruttika, is vipat. See table below for all details:

Tara Chakra

Nakshatra 1

Nakshatra 2

Nakshatra 3

Nakshatra Lord

1

Janma

Ashwini

Magha

Mool

Ketu

2

Sampat

Bharni

Poorva Phalguni

Poorva Shadha

Venus

3

Vipat

Kruttika

Uttara Phalguni

Uttara Shadha

Sun

4

Kshema

Rohini

Hasta

Sharavan

Moon

5

Pretyeri

Mruga

Chitra

Dhanishtha

Mars

6

Saadhak

Adra

Swati

Shatataraka

Rahu

7

Vadha

Punarvasu

Vishakha

Poorva Bhadrapada

Jupiter

8

Maitree

Pushya

Anuradha

Uttara Bhadrapada

Saturn

9

Adhi-Maitree

Ashlesha

Jyeshtha

Revati

Mercury

Note:

As seen from the above example, all thejanma nakshatra belong to the
same planet, ketu here. All the sampat nakshatra belong to venus. All the vipat
nakshatra belong to sun. And so on …. Hence the planets of the Vipat, Pratyeri and Vadha nakshatras create
difficulties.